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Forest Preserve’s All-Terrain GRIT Wheelchair Opens ‘A Whole New World’ for People With Disabilities

Will County, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Kim Kosmatka buckled her seatbelt, grabbed two handlebar levers of the GRIT wheelchair, and pulled and pushed her way into nature on a recent visit to Four Rivers Environmental Education Center in Channahon.

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The Mokena resident was the first to test the newly acquired GRIT Freedom Chair, purchased by the Forest Preserve District of Will County. The chair is free for members of the public to use and is designed to help those with disabilities…

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